Tim’s leaving Dave at home for this episode and heading north with Hannah to Loyola Hall for a 5-day silent retreat. We know what you’re thinking, a 5-day silent retreat might not make the most engaging podcast! But Tim will be recording a daily reflection on his experiences and then at the end of the retreat will interview Ruth Holgate, the director of the centre, about the spirituality of silence.

QUOTES

“What actually appeals about Ignatian spirituality, to be honest, is not so much the silence. The silence is a great tool and it’s one that we use all the time here. But the main reason I love Ignatian spirituality is because it’s so rooted in day-to-day busy lives.”

“Ignatian spirituality is very much about being contemplative in action, so the purpose of the contemplation is in order to act in the world; in order to hear what God is saying and where God is drawing me, rather than as an end in itself.”